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Balingi

Lakshmipur mandal
Pincode 765013
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Balingi observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Koraput
PC 21 · ST
→VS
Laxmipur
AC 141 · ST
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Balingi is a village in Lakshmipur mandal, Koraput district, Odisha, with a population of 926 across 210 households. The village has a literacy rate of 22.1% and is located at coordinates 19.006°N, 83.176°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SULACHANA MAJHI
Contact: 63****5883
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LGD code
428514
Pincode
765013
Post office
Laxmipur (Koraput)
Population
926
Households
210
Literacy rate
22.1%
Sex ratio
1129 ♀/1000♂
Workers
550
Distance to district centre
42 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
312 km
Distance to Hyderabad
527 km
Nearest railway station
Lakshmipur Road · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur · 27 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Balingi compares

By population, Balingi ranks #17 of 84 villages in Lakshmipur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
22.1%
−13.4% vs mandal average
Balingi
22.1%
Lakshmipur mandal
35.5%
Koraput district
41.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,129
+101 vs mandal average
Balingi
1,129
Lakshmipur mandal
1,028
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
Balingi
4.4
Lakshmipur mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Balingi at a glance

Balingi is a village of 926 people in 210 households (Census 2011) in Lakshmipur block, Koraput district, Odisha, the 17th-largest of 84 villages in Lakshmipur block. Literacy is 22%, 13 points below the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 1,129 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Koraput district centre, 57 km from Ramabhadrapuram, the nearest town, 8 km from Lakshmipur Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765013, served by Laxmipur (Koraput) post office; the LGD village code is 428514. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur, 27 km away. The sarpanch is SULACHANA MAJHI. The population is estimated at 1,092 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Balingi · this village92622%—
Balki · Tumudibandha9942%0 km N
Tarlangi · Tumudibandha21921%0 km N
Balingi · Kotagarh3129%0 km N
Tarlangi · Tumudibandha14442%0 km N
Balama · Tumudibandha450%1.7 km E
Kadama · Tumudibandha612%1.7 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balingi

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
13
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SUNABEDA
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
66
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kutinga
Total area (ha)
262
Irrigated area (ha)
5.32
Forest area (ha)
19.2

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Balingi

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Balingi

LGD code
428514
Pincode
765013
Post office
Laxmipur (Koraput)
Population (Census 2011)
926
Population (projected 2026)
1,092
Households
210
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1129
Literacy rate
22.1%
Coordinates
19.00570°N, 83.17621°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Laxmipur
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SULACHANA MAJHI
Block / Mandal
Lakshmipur
Getting there

How to reach Balingi

Mandal centre
Lakshmipur · ≈ 2.8 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Koraput · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 27 min by car · 1 h 43 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,962 people
Ramabhadrapuram · ≈ 57 km
≈ 1 h 58 min by car · 2 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar312 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad527 km
  • Kolkata669 km
  • Chennai728 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationLakshmipur Road8 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur27 km
  • ATM / bankCorporation Bank32 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum37 km
  • CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management29 km
  • Police stationKusa28 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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